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Albania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria, with the song "I'm Alive (Elhaida Dani song), I'm Alive" performed by Elhaida Dani. Dani was chosen through the national selection competition, , organised by (RTSH) in December 2014. Dani emerged as the winner of contest with the song "Diell"; however the song withdrawn as the Albanian entry at the request of one of the song's songwriters and replaced with "I'm Alive". Prior to the 2015 contest, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since its first entry in . "I'm Alive" was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in the lead up to the contest. Albania was drawn to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015#Semi-final 1, first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing 14th, the nation was among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTSH
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (; ; formerly TVSH , now mostly referred to as RTSH ) is the national public broadcasting company of Albania. Founded in 1938, it operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. The international television service via satellite RTSH Sat (former ''TVSH Sat'') was launched in 1993 and is aimed at Albanian-speaking communities in Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and northern Greece, plus the Albanian diaspora in the rest of Europe. RTSH is funded by a combination of commercial advertising, an annual licence fee of US$10.00 and grant-in-aid from the Albanian government. There are 12 TV channels in the first multiplexer and 11 radio channels. RTSH also runs a Satellite Multiplexer with 7 channels. RTSH 1 is the flagship generalist channel. RTSH 2 is dedicated niche communities, including cultural and ethnic minorities, broadcasting news editions in Greek, Montenegrin and Aromanian. RTSH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozma Dushi
Kozma is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dominik Kozma (born 1991), Hungarian swimmer * Imre Kozma (1940–2024), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist * István Kozma (footballer) (born 1964), Hungarian footballer * István Kozma (wrestler) (1939–1970), Hungarian wrestler * Július Kozma (1929–2009), Slovak chess player * Mihály Kozma (born 1949), Hungarian footballer * Miklós Kozma (1884−1941), Hungarian politician * Pete Kozma (born 1988), American baseball player * Robert Kozma (politician) (born 1983), Serbian politician, journalist, and a member of the National Assembly * Robert Kozma (professor), American professor of mathematics at the University of Memphis See also * Yadegar, Razavi Khorasan Yadegar (, also Romanized as Yādegār; also known as Kozma and Yadgah) is a village in Dowlatkhaneh Rural District, Bajgiran District, Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana Times
''Tirana Times'' is a weekly newspaper published in English and is headquartered in Tirana, Albania. History and profile ''Tirana Times'' is the first weekly English newspaper in Albania. The paper was established in 2005. The weekly provides news on politics, business and economy, opinion, features, sports, arts and culture with a special focus on Albania and the Balkans. It has an independent political leaning, and is published in partnership with the Albanian Institute for International Studies, Albania's top think tank. As of 2015 Jerina Zaloshnja was the editor in chief. Andi Balla served as the executive editor of the weekly. The paper launched a website in 2006 which is updated daily which was the 12th most visited news portal A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displayi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Media
Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the Content creation, creation, information exchange, sharing and news aggregator, aggregation of Content (media), content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and Network virtualization, networks. Common features include: * Online platforms enable users to create and share content and participate in social networking. * User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through online interactions. * Service-specific profiles that are designed and maintained by the List of social networking services, social media organization. * Social media helps the development of online social networks by connecting a User profile, user's profile with those of other individuals or groups. The term ''social'' in regard to media suggests platforms enable communal activity. Social media enhances and extends human networks. Users access so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tukiçi
David Tukiçi () was born in 1956 in Shkodër, Albania. Also known as David Tukiqi, he is an Albanian composer, conductor and singer. He also holds Italian citizenship. He was a participant of Festivali i Këngës a number of times, winning aged 13 the 1969 edition with the song "Dhuratë për ditëlindje". Tukiçi also participated in the 1990 edition alongside Nertila Koka, with the song "Sagapo, të dua", which he also composed. Another composition of his "Dy gëzime në një ditë", also sung by Nertila Koka, would win the 1986 edition of the competition. Other compositions include "Mirësevjen ditë e re" sung by Afërdita Laçi and "Artistë në jetë" sung by Lindita Theodhori. He also pursued composition training notably with Çesk Zadeja, who was himself a pupil of Dmitri Shostakovich. From 1982 to 1992, he was the director of Radio Televizioni Shqiptar's symphonic music. At the École normale de musique – Alfred Cortot de Paris, he studied with Michel Merlet an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alida Hisku
Alida Hisku (born 20 June 1957) is an Albanian singer who was especially popular in the 1970s. Since 1990, she has lived in Germany. Life Hisku was born on 20 June 1957 in Tirana, then the capital of the Communist People's Republic of Albania. As the daughter of the opera singer Fiqrete Hisku, she began singing at a very young age, like her older sister and younger brother. As a child, Alida Hisku won several singing competitions. She studied in the "Jordan Misja" Artistic Lyceum in Tirana. At the age of 13, she debuted in the National Song Festival () organized by the Albanian National Television (RTSh), then one of the few and the most prestigious. She ranked second with the song "Portret" (Portrait) composed by Agim Krajka, which made her known throughout the country. Her major success came in the competitions of 1974, with the song "Vajzat e fshatit tim" (Girls from my village), and 1975, with the song "Buka e duarve tona" (Bread from our own hands), where she ranked first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiwibloggs
Wiwibloggs is a fansite and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest, launched in 2009 by journalist William Lee Adams. History In April 2015, Wiwibloggs won the Arts & Culture category at the UK Blog Awards. Adams has judged at national selections for a number of countries, among them Armenia (in 2017), Belarus (in 2020), Finland (every year between 2017 and 2021), Germany (as a member of the 100-member fan jury panel in 2019), Norway (in 2017 and 2018), Romania (in 2019, alongside fellow Wiwibloggs correspondent Deban Aderemi), Slovenia (in 2025) and Spain. Wiwibloggs staffers have also been among the jurors for selections in Latvia and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share .... In some cases, their role as jurors in national selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venera Lumani
Venera Lumani (born 16 June 1991) is an Albanian singer from North Macedonia. She rose to fame after winning the second season of ''The Voice of Albania''. She has participated in various music festivals in Albania, such as Top Fest, Festivali i Këngës and Kënga Magjike. She currently lives in Tirana, Albania. Life and career Early life and career Venera Lumani was born on June 16, 1991, in Radolista, a village based in Struga Municipality in southwestern North Macedonia. Her father was a musician but he didn't pursue his music career. She studied at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Lumani began her singing career by participating in the second season of Star Academy Albania in 2007, where she reached the final. Prior to her national breakthrough in the Albanian music industry, Lumani had attempted to represent Macedonia at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest by competing in the national selection Skopje Fest 2009 with the song "Povtorno ljubena". However, she fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rezarta Smaja
Rezarta Smaja (born 23 March 1984) is an Albanian singer. Life and career Rezarta Smaja was born on 23 March 1984 in Shkodër, a city located in northern Albania. She began her music career in rock bands and sang at various music events in her hometown. Her professional career started after her decision to compete at ''Ethet'' (Albanian Idol) where she was a finalist. Smaja decided to continue her career participating at music festivals in Albania, such as Top Fest, Kënga Magjike and Festivali i Këngës. She has performed live in Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov .... Smaja made her debut appearance in the 51st Festivali i Këngës with the song "Ti" and finished 7th. The following year, she returned to the 52nd Festivali i Këngës, performing "Në zemë ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindita (singer)
Lindita Halimi (born 24 March 1989), commonly known as simply LINDITA, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the sixth edition of Top Fest with "Ëndërroja". In 2016, she participated in the fifteenth season of ''American Idol''. In 2017, she represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "World", after winning Festivali i Këngës 55. Recognized for her powerful and versatile vocal delivery ranges from screaming to opera singing, Linda has had collaborations with Stevie Wonder in 2013 and Valerie Simpson. She has also opened for the Backstreet Boys. Early years and career Lindita Halimi was born in Viti, Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia), on 24 March 1989. She took part in the third edition of ''Ethet'' (Albanian '' Idol'') and reached the Top 10. She has participated in Top Fest twice. In 2009 she won the competition. She has released several singles, mostly ballads. In 2013 she moved to the United States. In Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bledar Sejko
Bledar Sejko (born February 19, 1971) is an Albanian guitarist, composer, and singer who represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with his song " Identitet", which he performed with Adrian Lulgjuraj. According to Sejko, the song includes combined motives from Northern Albania and Chameria. He also appeared in the 2011 edition of the contest, performing alongside Aurela Gaçe in her song Feel the Passion. Sejko's first group, which included Redon Makashi and Elton Deda was one of the first pop groups of Albania created in clandestinity in the late 1980s: Communist Albania did not allow pop music to be recorded, performed or broadcast. Sejko's nickname has always been ''Qepa'' (''Onion''). He taught guitar to Makashi and has always been known as a great performer of the instrument in Albania. He created Megahertz, the first rock band in Albania. Sejko's last participation to the Festivali i Këngës (; ), commonly known as and also referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
